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School Help Centers Open During Spring Break
We’re here to help! Our School Help Centers are open over spring break, connecting you with staff and volunteers. Plus, check out HelpNow, which offers 24/7 access to study tools and test prep and connects you one-on-one with online tutors Monday through Friday 2-11 p.m. It’s all free with your library card.
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Now you can access the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal online – free with your library card! Click below to start reading.
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See Author Elliot Ackerman
Wednesday, March 20 | 6 p.m.
National Veterans Memorial and Museum | 300 W. Broad St.Our friends at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum welcome New York Times bestselling author and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman. He’ll discuss his new book, 2054, and the role of AI in future conflicts.
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Not Since Tecumseh: The 1806 Eclipse
Wednesday, March 20 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Dublin Branch | 75 N. High St.The solar eclipse of 1806 was known as “Tecumseh’s Eclipse” because Tecumseh used his foreknowledge of the event to reinforce tribal unity. Thomas O’Grady, astronomy instructor at Ohio University, will join us to share more.
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Join Us for Whitehall History Day
Saturday, March 23 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Whitehall Branch | 4445 E. Broad St.Connect with the Whitehall Historical Society, share your own stories, bring documents for digitization, record your own oral history and more. Presented by our Local History & Genealogy team.
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Free Class: Direct-to-Customer Sales
Thursday, March 21 | 6:30 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Meeting Room 3A)Artist Simran Khaira will join us to discuss the pros and cons of selling your art and creative products directly to customers at makers markets or online via Etsy, Redbubble or personal websites.
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- HOLIDAY HOURS
ALL LOCATIONS CLOSED
Sunday, Jan. 14
Monday, Jan. 15
in observance of Martin Luther King Day
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Figure skating is coming to Columbus!
Nationwide Arena | Jan. 22-28
Join us for skating fun at the library!
CELEBRATE THE
SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH US!
STARTING MARCH 18
Get your eclipse glasses
at all locations,
while supplies last.
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